What are conjugate acids and bases?

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anor277
Dec 21, 2017

Well the conjugate acid of a base....

Explanation:

Well the conjugate acid of a base....is the base PLUS a proton...and the conjugate base is the acid LESS a proton....

underbrace(HA(aq))_"parent acid"+H_2O(l) rightleftharpoonsH_3O^+ +underbrace(A^-)_"conjugate base"

See [here and links.](https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-conjugate-acid-base-relationship-of-h2po4-and-hpo4)

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